Japan vs Low & middle income: Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre

Japan
0.2648 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
0.0213 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
17th
Low & middle income rank
18th

Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
00.10.20.3199620092023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2648 units per square kilometre against 0.0213 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.2435 units per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 12.4 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 17th and Low & middle income ranks 18th of 196 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2518 units per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.2503 units per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.2863 units per square kilometre 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.2824 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.2853 units per square kilometre 0.0099 units per square kilometre 0.2754 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.2782 units per square kilometre 0.0188 units per square kilometre 0.2595 units per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre, Japan or Low & middle income?
Japan, at 0.2648 units per square kilometre against 0.0213 units per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre between Japan and Low & middle income?
0.2435 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 17th and Low & middle income ranks 18th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 6,744 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

Scientific and technical journal articles divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.